sinner-man

Two-act dark comedy2 W, 4 Any

Dorian Gray is rich, beautiful, and worshiped by all who meet him, especially other rich, beautiful people. Ensconced in a gilded world of lavish parties, gardens, narcotics, and the fine arts, Dorian goes to extremes to preserve his glorious youth and privilege. But nothing really lasts forever--not even metaphysical pacts with the devil--and Dorian and his entourage must contend with the rapidly changing world knocking on their doorstep. An impertinent deconstruction of Oscar Wilde's novel, Sinner-Man searches for the absurd humor in the world's absurd imbalance.

SINNER-MAN was commissioned by Theater Alliance for their 2013-2014 Hothouse series. The play received workshops and readings at Anacostia Arts Center and Cultural DC's Flashpoint Mead Theatre Lab in 2014, E.M.P. Collective's ParityFest in 2015, and at Access Theatre (dir: Elissa Goetschius) in 2017. SINNER-MAN was a semifinalist for the Princess Grace Award, and was a finalist for the Salt Lake Acting Company/Davey Foundation Grant, Boomerang Theatre's First Flight reading series, and the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference.